# Accident 19830228004562A: Raven RX7, Anchorage, AK, February 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: No damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2198° N, 149.8500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2198&lon=-149.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4195L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4195L-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 305 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830228004562A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BALLOONS COLLIDED WHILE CLIMBING AFTER BEING LAUNCHED AT THE SAME TIME. OTHER BALLOON N5563L.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5563L, Raven RX7: [Accident 19830228004561A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830228004561A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC83LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA049), Feb 28, 1983: Raven RX-7 (N4195L), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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